Jacinda Ardern 'senses optimism' in Christchurch as she visits on the tenth anniversary of the February 2011 earthquake.

An outdoor instructor who videoed himself and his then girlfriend having sex has had his plea for a discharge without conviction denied.

The Auckland region is set to move to alert level 1 at midnight on Monday, just over a week since new community cases resulted in a level 3 lockdown.

Brent Bacon's desperate brother-in-law broke into a house looking for him, but instead found a large pool of blood.

Women overseas have been blackmailing men and demanding money to prevent them sharing videos and images with family and the public.

"I felt like I was starting to have less control over my body ... It's not a feeling I've ever felt since," complainant tells court.

The Whangaparāoa teacher's violence lowered the good standing of her profession, tribunal rules.

Christchurch residents gathered at key spots along the city's rivers to remember the lives and homes lost 10 years ago.

A Northland teacher has resigned following his "demeaning" behaviour towards a year 10 student.

Health warning a wake-up call for councils to stop allowing high stocking rates on dairy farms, ecologist says.

Ready-to-eat meals from LSG Sky Chefs will be back on supermarket shelves after the company was cleared following the recent Covid-19 scare.

Hundreds of people gathered at the national earthquake memorial to mark ten years since the deadly Christchurch earthquake.

As the high tide came in, roughly 38 of the 49 long-finned pilot whales that stranded Monday morning at Farewell Spit were encircled by the human chain, after being re-grouped by the volunteers.

The Greens want NZTA to plug a hole in state highway funding with cuts to other roads, saying the money shouldn't come from cycleways.

While the student was aged between 11 and 13, the teacher met her outside of school, held her hand, and gave her gifts of jewellery and money.

Five-month-old Baxtor was one of the youngest victims of the 2011 quake. His siblings have commemorated all those who lost their lives.

Codi Wilkinson's girlfriend told the High Court in Palmerston North she saw a man with blood pouring from his head the night her partner disappeared.

Officer said the incident was the most dangerous moment he had experienced in his career.

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The first O-week event – a beach-themed party – will start at midnight on Monday, the very second that Auckland drops alert levels.